Ghost town · Colorado
Vulcan
Vulcan is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,720 m. Stewart Peak stands 4,253 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is C Sugar Point, a peak 1.8 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.34556, -107.00139
- 4.6 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Observation Site · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- C Sugar Point: 1.8 mi
- Pole Point: 3.4 mi
- Huntsman Point: 3.6 mi
- Beaver Point: 3.8 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 4.5 mi
Springs: 17
- Wright Spring: 2.9 mi
- Big Springs: 5.6 mi
- Cebolla Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
- Goose Creek Spring: 9.8 mi
- East Spring: 10.2 mi
Parks: 10
- West Tomichi River Park: 14.1 mi
- Jorgensen Park: 14.3 mi
- I.O.O.F. Park: 14.4 mi
- Bill's Park: 14.4 mi
- American Legion Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Beaver Creek: 10.4 mi
- Old Stevens: 11.0 mi
- Cooper West: 11.0 mi
- Cooper Ranch: 11.3 mi
- Neversink: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Limekiln: 13.0 mi
- Dillon Pinnacles: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hartman Rocks: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Iola: 10.3 mi
Museums: 1
- Pioneer Museum: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- V Rock: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Chipeta Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Vulcan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Peak | S 169° | 4,253 m | 22.7 mi |
| Baldy Chato | S 171° | 4,083 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cannibal Point | SW 216° | 3,854 m | 18.8 mi |
| Willow Mesa | SSE 167° | 3,772 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 124° | 3,700 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | S 181° | 3,687 m | 22.2 mi |
| Agency Peak | SE 129° | 3,574 m | 9.3 mi |
| Razor Creek Dome | E 97° | 3,514 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Mesa Lake, 12 mi away.
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